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1See 49 CFR 241.9(c). 

2FRA published a 60-day notice in the Federal 

Register on October 2, 2023, that reflected a total 

burden of 8 hours for § 241.9(c). After further 

review, FRA is making an adjustment in this 30-day 

notice, reducing the total burden hours from 8 to 

2 hours. The adjustment is due to the increased use 

of electronic delivery systems. All other reporting 

information remains the same. 

is being moved under the proper 

authority. Railroads typically use carrier 

bad order forms or tags for these 

purposes. These forms are readily 

available from all carrier repair 

facilities. FRA estimates approximately 

400 cars per year, each bearing two 

forms or tags, are moved under this 

regulation. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): N/A. 

Respondent Universe: 765 railroads 

and freight car owners. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

800. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 67 

hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $4,496. 

Title: U.S. Locational Requirement for 

Dispatching U.S. Rail Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0556. 

Abstract: Title 49 CFR part 241 

requires, in the absence of a waiver, that 

all dispatching of United States railroad 

operations be performed in the United 

States. A railroad may, however, 

dispatch from a country other than the 

United States in an emergency situation, 

but only for the duration of the 

emergency situation.1 A railroad relying 

on this exception must provide written 

notification of its action to FRA as soon 

as practicable; such notification is not 

required before addressing the 

emergency situation. The information 

collected under this ICR is used as part 

of FRA’s oversight function to help 

ensure that extraterritorial dispatchers 

comply with applicable safety 

regulations. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change (with changes in estimate) 2 of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): N/A. 

Respondent Universe: 4 railroads. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 1. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 2 

hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $171.86. 

FRA informs all interested parties that 

it may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information that does 

not display a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Christopher S. Van Nostrand, 

Acting Deputy Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03477 Filed 2–20–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2024–0003] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its 

implementing regulations, FRA seeks 

approval of the Information Collection 

Request (ICR) summarized below. 

Before submitting this ICR to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval, FRA is soliciting public 

comment on specific aspects of the 

activities identified in the ICR. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 22, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be submitted on regulations.gov 

to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2024– 

0003. All comments received will be 

posted without change to the docket, 

including any personal information 

provided. Please refer to the assigned 

OMB control number (2130–0595) in 

any correspondence submitted. FRA 

will summarize comments received in a 

subsequent 30-day notice and include 

them in its information collection 

submission to OMB. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Arlette Mussington, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, at email: 

arlette.mussington@dot.gov or 

telephone: (571) 609–1285 or Ms. 

Joanne Swafford, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, at email: 

joanne.swafford@dot.gov or telephone: 

(757) 897–9908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to 

provide 60 days’ notice to the public to 

allow comment on information 

collection activities before seeking OMB 

approval of the activities. See 44 U.S.C. 

3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through 

1320.12. Specifically, FRA invites 

interested parties to comment on the 

following ICR regarding: (1) whether the 

information collection activities are 

necessary for FRA to properly execute 

its functions, including whether the 

activities will have practical utility; (2) 

the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the 

burden of the information collection 

activities, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used to 

determine the estimates; (3) ways for 

FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information being 

collected; and (4) ways for FRA to 

minimize the burden of information 

collection activities on the public, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. See 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1). 

FRA believes that soliciting public 

comment may reduce the administrative 

and paperwork burdens associated with 

the collection of information that 

Federal regulations mandate. In 

summary, comments received will 

advance three objectives: (1) reduce 

reporting burdens; (2) organize 

information collection requirements in a 

‘‘user-friendly’’ format to improve the 

use of such information; and (3) 

accurately assess the resources 

expended to retrieve and produce 

information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 

3501. 

The summary below describes the ICR 

that FRA will submit for OMB clearance 

as the PRA requires: 

Title: Safety and Health Requirements 

Related to Camp Cars. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0595. 

Subparts C and E of 49 CFR part 228 

address the construction of railroadprovided sleeping quarters (camp cars) 

and set certain safety and health 

requirements for such camp cars. 

Specifically, subpart E of part 228 

prescribes minimum safety and health 

requirements for camp cars that a 

railroad provides as sleeping quarters to 

any of its train employees, signal 

employees, and dispatching service 

employees (covered-service employees) 

and individuals employed to maintain 

its right-of-way. Subpart E requires 

railroad-provided camp cars to be clean, 

safe, and sanitary, and be equipped with 

indoor toilets, potable water, and other 

features to protect the health of car 

occupants. Subpart C of part 228 

prohibits a railroad from positioning a 

camp car intended for occupancy by 

individuals employed to maintain the 

railroad’s right-of-way in the immediate 

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1Changes to the total cost equivalent in U.S. 

dollars, a category not included in the OIRA 

inventory, are due to updated statistics from the 

2022 Surface Transportation Board (STB) Full Year 

Wage A&B data Series. 

2The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 

2022 STB Full Year Wage A&B data series using 

employee group 200: (Professional & 

Administrative) hourly wage rate of $49.10 and 

employee group 600 (Transportation (Train & 

Engine)) hourly wage rate of $36.04. The total 

burden wage rate (straight time plus 75%) used for 

group 200 is $85.93 ($49.10 × 1.75 = $85.93). The 

total burden wage rate used for group 600 is $63.07 

($36.04 × 1.75 = $63.07). 

3Totals may not add up due to rounding. 

that handles railcars containing 

hazardous materials. Generally, the 

requirements of subparts C and E of part 

228 are intended to provide coveredservice employees an opportunity for 

rest free from the interruptions caused 

by noise under the control of the 

railroad. 

The information collected under this 

rule is used by FRA to ensure railroads 

operating camp cars comply with all the 

requirements mandated in this 

regulation to protect the health and 

safety of camp car occupants. FRA 

estimates that there is one railroad that 

may choose to use camp cars in the 

three-year period covered by this ICR. 

That estimate is unchanged from the last 

ICR submitted to OMB in 2021. Since 

March 2020, no railroads have used 

camp cars. However, camp cars were 

used by one railroad before the COVID– 

19 pandemic led to discontinuation of 

their use and it is possible the same 

railroad or another railroad may decide 

to again use camp cars in the next three 

years. Therefore, in this 60-day notice, 

FRA makes no adjustments to the 

previously approved burden hours in 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs (OIRA) inventory.1

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): N/A. 

Respondent Universe: 1 railroad. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

REPORTING BURDEN

CFR section Respondent 

universe 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time 

per response 

Total annual 

burden 

hours 

Wage 

rate 

Total cost 

equivalent in 

U.S. dollars 

(A) (B) (C = A * B) (D = C * wage 

rates) 2

228.323(b)(4)—Water hydrants—Records of inspection.1 railroad ..................... 740 inspection records 2 minutes ............. 24.67 63.07 $1,555.94 

—Copy of records at central location ......... 1 railroad ..................... 740 record copies ....... 10 seconds .......... 2.06 63.07 129.92 

—(b)(6) Certification from State or local 

health authority.

1 railroad ..................... 666 certificates ............ 1 hour .................. 666.00 85.93 57,229.38 

—Certification by laboratory ....................... 1 railroad ..................... 74 certificates .............. 20 minutes ........... 24.67 85.93 2,119.89 

—Certification copies at central location .... 1 railroad ..................... 740 certificate copies .. 10 seconds .......... 2.06 63.07 129.92 

—(c)(4) Storage and distribution system— 

Flushing and draining—Records.

1 railroad ..................... 111 records ................. 30 minutes ........... 56.00 63.07 3,531.92 

—(c)(6) Lab report copies ........................... 1 railroad ..................... 10 lab report copies .... 2 minutes ............. 0.33 63.07 20.81 

—(d) Signage (for non-potable water) ........ 1 railroad ..................... 740 signs .................... 3 minutes ............. 30.83 63.07 1,944.45 

228.331(d)—First aid and life safety—Modified 

emergency preparedness plan.

1 railroad ..................... 740 modified plans ..... 15 minutes ........... 185.00 85.93 15,897.05 

—Modified emergency preparedness 

plan—copies.

1 railroad ..................... 1,560 plan copies ....... 3 seconds ............ 1.30 85.93 111.71 

228.333—Remedial action—A good faith notice 

of needed repair.

1 car occupant/employee labor organization.4 good faith notices .... 15 minutes ........... 1.00 63.07 63.07 

Total 3 ................................................... 1 railroad ..................... 6,125 responses ......... N/A ....................... 994 N/A 82,734 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

6,125. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 994. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $82,734. 

FRA informs all interested parties that 

it may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information that does 

not display a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Christopher S. Van Nostrand, 

Acting Deputy Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03479 Filed 2–20–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2024–0008] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its 

implementing regulations, FRA seeks 

approval of the Information Collection 

Request (ICR) summarized below. 

Before submitting this ICR to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval, FRA is soliciting public 

comment on specific aspects of the 

activities identified in the ICR. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 22, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be submitted on regulations.gov 

to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2024– 

0008. All comments received will be 

posted without change to the docket, 

including any personal information 

provided. Please refer to the assigned 

OMB control number (2130–0632) in 

any correspondence submitted. FRA 

will summarize comments received in a 

subsequent 30-day notice and include 

them in its information collection 

submission to OMB. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Arlette Mussington, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, at email: 

arlette.mussington@dot.gov or 


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